Legal Cashier (Accounts Payable)
- Employer
- Page Personnel
- Location
- England, Bristol, Bristol City Centre
- Salary
- £24000 - £28000 per annum
- Closing date
- May 1, 2019
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- Job Role
- Accounts Payable
- Sector
- Legal
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Job Details
I am pleased to be partnering with a succesful Legal Organisation based in Central Bristol who are seeking an AAT studier to join their driven Accounts Payable team. This a perfect opportunity for someone who's looking to gain greater experience within a Finance function. You'll be working in a vibrant and dynamic environment with a supporting network.
Client Details
I am pleased to be partnering with a succesful Legal Organisation based in Central Bristol who are seeking an AAT studier to join their driven Accounts Payable team. This a perfect opportunity for someone who's looking to gain greater experience within a Finance function. You'll be working in a vibrant and dynamic environment with a supporting network.
Description
Key responsibilities of the Legal Cashier:
- Undertake all aspects of Accounts Payable work in line with agreed policies and procedures, maintaining controls and responding promptly to requests for advice and information
- Prepare and process foreign and domestic payments from the firms electronic banking facilities (including regular accounts payable and expenses payment runs) on a daily basis from both office and client bank accounts
- Co-ordinate and communicate the receipt of office and client monies to fee earners on a daily basis and, where appropriate, investigate to ensure compliance with the Solicitors Accounts Rules (SAR) and Money laundering Regulations (MLR)
- Maintain the client and office ledgers, posting receipts and payments and ensuring full compliance with internal controls and other regulations
- Prepare daily bank reconciliation's for all client and office bank accounts
- Processing of invoices, disbursements and expenses
- Maintain the integrity of the AP and nominal ledgers, posting journals and making adjustments where necessary to ensure full compliance with internal controls and other regulations (SRA & Accounting standards)
- Request statements and missing invoices where appropriate to ensure PL accounts are kept up to date
- Investigate Supplier chasing letters and supplier/internal query's responding promptly and ensuring that relevant people are kept up to date with progress
- Month end Duties, ie ensuring all costs and client money transacitons are processed prior to closing
- Assist with administrative tasks as required
- Play an active and constructive part in the team
Profile
The succesful candidate:
- Full knowledge of the Legal Cashiers process (including Accounts Payable as described in purpose of role) from a similar position within the legal sector
- Familiar with a legal accounting system such as Elite or Aderant etc
- High levels of numeric accuracy, with strong keyboard skills - fast and accurate
- Knowledge of the Solicitors Accounts Rules and Money Laundering Regulations and electronic banking processes
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and to identify and act on issues which need to be escalated
- Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues across all aspects of the Legal Cashiers team's work and ensure that issues are addressed promptly, professionally, openly and constructively
- Ability to communicate and interact appropriately and constructively with customers and colleagues
- Good organisational abilities
- Good time management and prioritisation skills
- Self-motivated and proactive
- Strong Excel skills
Job Offer
What's on offer?
- Competitive Salary
- Working for an International company
- Working in the centre of Bristol
- Study support available
Company
When it comes to recruiting and placing part qualified (PQ) accountants and transactional finance candidates, Page Personnel gets the job done. We have 200 specialist recruitment consultants who know the finance market inside out and can help you to find the right role or the right candidate for your specific requirements. As part of a network of 21 countries we’re also able to offer global insight and access to international candidates.
We maintain close links with institutions like CIMA and ACCA, so it’s a market we fully understand. Our expertise also extends to areas like credit control, accounts payable and payroll and graduate recruitment.
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